Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies
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Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies
This seems to be geared towards the medical community. What I liked, was there are colored cards that can be copied and kept in your medical binder that could be useful. The cards are yellow, blue & red, for different levels of contamination risks.
Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies
https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/grp-guideline-hp-ic-precautions_for_handling_and_disposal_of_dead_bodies_en.pdf
25 page PDF
Introduction
All dead bodies are potentially infectious and “STANDARD PRECAUTIONS”
should be implemented for every case.
Although most organisms in the dead body are unlikely to infect healthy persons, some infectious agents may be transmitted when persons are in contact with blood, body fluids or tissues of dead body of person with infectious diseases. To minimize the risks of transmission of known and also unsuspected infectious diseases, dead bodies
should be handled in such a way that workers’ exposure to blood, body fluids and tissues is reduced. A rational approach should include staff training and education, safe working environment, appropriate safe work practices, the use of recommended safety devices and vaccination against hepatitis B. ---CONTINUED---
Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies
https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/grp-guideline-hp-ic-precautions_for_handling_and_disposal_of_dead_bodies_en.pdf
25 page PDF
Introduction
All dead bodies are potentially infectious and “STANDARD PRECAUTIONS”
should be implemented for every case.
Although most organisms in the dead body are unlikely to infect healthy persons, some infectious agents may be transmitted when persons are in contact with blood, body fluids or tissues of dead body of person with infectious diseases. To minimize the risks of transmission of known and also unsuspected infectious diseases, dead bodies
should be handled in such a way that workers’ exposure to blood, body fluids and tissues is reduced. A rational approach should include staff training and education, safe working environment, appropriate safe work practices, the use of recommended safety devices and vaccination against hepatitis B. ---CONTINUED---
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